Humanities Events at NYU | Sept. 11-24, 2017

A commemoration of September 11, 2001 with a celebration of peace with public readings and a candle lighting, concluding with a collective moment of silence for all victims who have lost their lives on and since September 11 and a public reaffirmation of our collective commitment to peace and the value and dignity of human life.

A conversation with David A. Hanks, Curator of Partners in Design and Curator, Liliane & David M. Stewart Program for Modern Design, Montreal in conjunction with the exhibition “Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr Jr. and Philip Johnson,” on view at the Grey Art Gallery.

The Hemispheric Institute invites you to their launch event for their new exhibition featuring Emily Pederson’s photographs of the events capturing the relentless struggle to find the 43 students who were abducted by police in Iguala in 2014.

A celebration of world renowned and revered French writer, literary critic, and philosopher Hélène Cixous, who celebrates her 80th birthday this year.

Generous major support of the Office of the Provost, the Vice Provost for Faculty, with additional support from the Faculty of Arts and Science and NYU Center for the Humanities; La Compagnie; and the co-sponsorship of the Departments of French, Comparative Literature, German, English, and Performance Studies

The goal of this conference is for faculty and students, at Gallatin and NYU, to engage with scholars in fields other than the natural sciences who have recently begun to mobilize their disciplinary expertise to respond to climate change.

Co-sponsored by Gallatin and the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU; NYU Department of Anthropology; the Health and Environmental Reporting Program; and The Climate Working Group

Celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution by participating in a spoken word and poetry slam. Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution (September 17, 1787) and those who have become U.S. citizens.

In three related panels, conference participants in various fields of study will consider the conception, process, and culture of textual criticism in the ancient world with the intention of better understanding the place of scribal communities in antiquity.

Co-sponsored by Institute for the Study for the Ancient World, the NYU Center for the Humanities, the NYU Center for Ancient Studies, the NYU Classics Department, and the NYU East Asian Studies Department.

Print Culture Working Group

The group will discuss the Introduction and Section Three (Chapters 7-9) in Robert Darnton’s classic book history text, The Kiss of Lamourette. Contact mc.hyland@gmail.com for a copy of the reading and to RSVP.